CaseTeardrop1997

Thika (Kenya), Kenya (East Africa)

I was studying early morning for my private pilots license in my living room with my curtains open.The window faces a valley.It was sti

Report quality: Moderate47/100

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  • Duration parsed: 4s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded approximately
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-05-15
Where
Thika (Kenya), Kenya (East Africa)
Shape
Teardrop
Duration
4seconds
Geo
-1.033, 37.069 · fallback
Slug
teardrop-over-thika-kenya-1997-85b195
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  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Thika (Kenya), Kenya (East Africa).
  • This case is one of 1 Kenya (East Africa) reports filed in 1997.
  • Teardrop craft made up 0.8% of 1990s reports, vs 0.9% across the whole archive.

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